22 Aug Episode 47
TOMMY'S CABIN: Ice packs clears and Cory heads out with Inuit guides Jayco and Sam to Tommy's cabin on the way up to Sam Ford Fiord....
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22 Aug STAYING PUT
Plan was to begin the journey north of Clyde River by boat today, heading toward the region of Sam Ford Fiord. The map shows amazing rock walls jutting out of the ocean for thousands of feet complemented by incredible numbers...
21 Aug Episode 46
COMING TO CLYDE: Cory arrives at the arctic community of Clyde River for the last leg of his trek, and is greeted by another polar bear....
21 Aug CLYDE RIVER
Made it to Clyde River…barely. The voice of the pilot over the loud speaker on the plane said: “we will attempt a landing once, and then fly on the Pond Inlet if that fails”. Clyde River, as it turns out, is notorious...
20 Aug Episode 45
IN THE AIR: An aerial montage over Baffin Island glaciers and ice caps followed by an update from Canadian North offices in Iqaluit....
20 Aug IN BETWEEN
Unlike Marten just a couple of days earlier, my flight out of Qikiqtarjuaq went off without a hitch, bringing me back to Iqaluit by around 1pm. As there are no flights directly from Qik to my next destination of Clyde...
19 Aug Episode 44
LEAVING THE FIORD: Ice chunks fall as Cory paints an amazing glacier, and a lunch of fresh char makes for a memorable last day at Coronation Fiord....
19 Aug A TREAT FOR THE PALETTE
With all the amazing scenery that I had already experienced so far, what more could one ask for on an arctic journey? How about fresh arctic char, right out of the ocean and into the frying pan. Billy’s efforts in setting...
18 Aug Episode 43
CATCHING CHAR: Catching char the Inuit way. Watch one of the ways Inuit guide Billy goes about netting fresh food for his family....
18 Aug BACK OUT
Woke up to a spectacular view of Coronation Glacier from the tent, with the sun kissing it here and there as it stretched across the entire width of the fiord. It’s an impressive and incredible formation that I saw a little...